Glenn ‘Dysie’ Dyson – Claim The Throne Glenn ‘Dysie’ Dyson is the guiding hand behind Soundworks Touring. He also happens to be the guitarist in Perth’s outstanding blackened death metal outfit, Claim the Throne. “I grew up...

Arch Enemy – Alissa White-Gluz The electric blue hair of Montréalais Alissa White-Gluz is more than just an inimitable brand for the vocalist par-excellence; it captures her aura and presents her as the master of ceremonies on the...

At 14 years of age in 1992, I commenced my journey as a lifelong fan and appreciator of hard rock and heavy metal. Living Colour were a ‘gateway’ band and Doug Wimbish’s deep funk groove across the...

John Lee Hooker was a lot of things to a lot of people. Significantly he was an astounding blues guitarist and vocalist, one of the greats. His principle place in the pantheon of rock’n’roll is due to...

Matt Young – King Parrot Rewind to 2010. Out of all the individuals rehearsing in the sweat, beer and cigarette stinking rehearsal rooms in the suburbs of Melbourne, the collective that comprise the core membership of King...

Album eleven in the pantheon of Morbid Angel recordings has been issued, that means it’s time for the letter K to lend its virtue to the title. Kingdoms Disdained is 11 tracks of guitarist extraordinaire Trey Azagthoth...

Chris Broderick – Act of Defiance It was fortune in my favour that I could communicate with Chris Broderick, the guitarist in excellent Los Angeles based nouveau-thrash quartet Act Of Defiance. A member of a band that...

Okay… we may just have the ‘guitar god’ album of 2017 on our hands. Old Scars, New Wounds from the underappreciated Act Of Defiance is a superb offering for those inclined to focus on the technical aspects...

What can possibly be written at this stage of their long and proud career to appropriately introduce a new album from death metal icons, Cannibal Corpse? Cannibal Corpse typifies the death metal genre in every aspect: The...

Lagerstein – Joel Orford Joel Orford is the violin player and spokesperson for Brisbane pirate metal vagabonds, Lagerstein. The band are concluding a successful (and long!) tour of the pubs and clubs of Europe. Orford called me...